Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-13
THE INTERSTATE BILL.
Ar. Newman Reviews the Matter.

IN the United States, has addressed q letter
To General Manager Clark with refer
ence TO the interstate commerce bill
now before congress. The letter is very
long and comprehensive and even more ex-
haustive than that Of Mr.. Poor, the &C
knowledgcd expert In speaking OF the
compromise bill or CuliOm'S Interstate, Mr..
Newman holds that the first section Of the
bill goes further even than did the original
Reagan bill; in truth it deals with water
routes when operated in conjunction with
rail lines Under it the Morgan Steamship
Line between New York and Galveston or
New Orleans, being owned and operated by
the Southern Pacific Company, is
subject to tie provisions Of the proposed
law, while the Mallory Steamship line, be
tween New York and Galveston, or the
Cromwell Steamship line. between New
York and New Orleans, does not come
within lis requirements. If necessary to
legislatc, as proposed, for the carriage Of
interstate traffic entirely by rail, it is b It
fair that the competitors of the rail lines
should be amena6le to TIE same laws; but
if these laws are not applicable to
all vessels plying between the United
States ports and under the American flag,
why should such control be exercised over
vessels engaged in similar traffic when
operated under joint man cement with
rail carrers?'
Mr.. Newman secs especially formidable
evils in the fourth section of the bill, and
he says:
IL is intended to deal with the pro
portions each company may receive Of
joint through rates made by two or more
carriers and 10 prohibj iihCr from charg
Ing Oh any traffic "a greater amount than is
acCep,ed as lis proportion of The through
rate on similar business over the sane pur
ton Of its line, it will revolUioniZe the
present method of making tariffs. destroy
existing commercial ccnlcrS and disturb
almost every character of commercial bus
mess IN the country 10 such An extent rs
will cause demands from all The STATES for
Immediate repeal IF ihe law. II would To-
calize every road Or system IF roads, with
the resUit of reduced tonnage ANA necta-
Sarily Increased rates on the limited
amnunt moved While the wording of
the bill indicates It's a> the Interpretation
to he put upon il, 50 much has iren said
through the press and ,jbrr public sources
OF he impraciicahiiilY of such law that
it can hardly tie possible that Ibis is the
intention OF the Trainers of The measure
The conditions. argues Mr Newman. /
chat the commissioners may give relief TO
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